Abstract:The current method of evaluating the flexural strengthening performance of reinforced concrete beams does not consider the difference in the disaster resistance of different buildings; thus, the bearing capacity parameters obtained are not objective enough, and as a result, the evaluation results are different from the actual test results and the evaluation accuracy is low. Considering the above, a method based on damage-reduction mode is proposed for evaluating the flexural strengthening performance of reinforced concrete beams. The initial tensile strain at the bottom of the beam, the ultimate bending capacity of the normal section of the beam, and the load deflection of the normal section of the reinforced concrete beam are calculated, and the flexural strengthening of the reinforced concrete beam is simulated based on the damage-reduction mode. Then the parameters of the bearing capacity of reinforced concrete beams after flexural strengthening are obtained and inputted to general program ANSYS; then, the flexural strengthening performance of reinforced concrete beams is evaluated using the program. The simulation results show that the flexural strengthening performance of reinforced concrete beams with damage-reduction elements is significantly improved. Moreover, the evaluation results of this method are basically consistent with the actual evaluation results from experiment, and the evaluation accuracy is high.